Gayatri-Treesa cruise into Kumamoto Masters pre-quarters with straight-game win

New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly made a winning start to their Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 campaign, beating Japanese pair Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita in straight games to enter the pre-quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Indian duo, who won bronze at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi earlier this year, needed 42 minutes to overcome their opponents 21-17, 21-14 in their opening-round match. They will next face another home combination, Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi, with a quarter-final spot at stake. India's mixed doubles campaign, however, suffered an early setback as Dhruv Kapila and…